boy's name
Daksh
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,198
Ireland
#970
2024 births
Daksh is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2019, when 60 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 94,733 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2004.
Daksh over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 131 |
| 2010s | 396 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 232 |
How popular is Daksh?
In 2025, Daksh was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Daksh is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Daksh
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Daksh also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Daksh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Daksh
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Daksh — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Daksh
How popular is the name Daksh?
In 2025, Daksh was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Daksh a girl's or a boy's name?
Daksh is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Daksh most popular?
Daksh peaked in 2019, when 60 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Daksh a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Daksh currently ranks #2,094 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.